Salyut 2

Soviet space station which was launched in 1973. Salyut 2 was launched on April 3, 1973 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 28, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-017ANORAD 6398Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Salyut-2
Common name: Salyut 2
Payload designation: Almaz OPS-1
Other names: 11F71 No. 101-1:RA
International designator: 1973-017A
NORAD catalog number: 6398
GCAT identifier: S06398
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.272

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Defense
Program: Almaz
Owner: TSKBM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus): Almaz

Launch

Date: April 3, 1973 · 09:00 UTC
Launch record: 1973-017Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 256 km
Apogee: 277 km
Inclination: 51.57°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 28, 1973
Last known active: Apr 16, 1973
End of operations: Apr 16, 1973

Size

Mass: 18.7 t
Dry mass: 16.0 t
Length: 14.5 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 14.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q838179 (CC0).